August 01, 2001

Virginia Democrats Scrape Bottom

Virginia Democrats, desperate for a victory, any victory, have resorted to dirty tricks in the governor's race:

Is Howard Stern a Mark Warner supporter, too? On Jim Gilmore's monthly radio call-in show yesterday, the Virginia governor gamely fielded snarky comments from "Jennifer from Alexandria" about Gilmore's handpicked candidate to succeed him, Republican Mark Earley. Listening to "Jennifer" ask Gilmore such questions as "Have you expressed concern to Mr. Earley to really kind of get his act together?" The Post's Craig Timberg thought he recognized the voice of Amanda Crumley, communications director for Democratic candidate Warner. Afterward, Crumley stopped just short of fessing up to the prank call, but conceded, "You've got to break up the monotony somehow."

The next day, Crumley wrote letters of apology to both Earley and the radio station, WTOP, said the radio station.

Posted by wasylik at August 1, 2001 11:48 PM